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By Kimbery Stodder


Using An Apple iPhone in Canada

Many people have approached me and ask, "Where did you buy your iPhone in Canada?" "I didn't buy my iPhone in Canada! I bought it from Seattle, WA, and unlocked the iPhone myself!" is my answer to that question. You heard me right folks. Canucks are the one who purchased majority of the iPhones in Canada since they went down to the States to purchase them. They pay someone to unlock it for them or unlocked the iPhone in Canada themselves after they purchase it.

What Mobile Networks Work With An iPhone in Canada?

GSM networks available in Canada are only two. One is Rogers. Fido is another network which is owned by Rogers.. These two are the networks you can use your iPhone in Canada. Your iPhone in Canada, when you hook it up won't be difficult process. You need to have an iPhone first thing.After you have "jailbreak" (iTunes activation has been bypassed) and "unlocked" (opened to be used with any GSM network; ie--Fido, Rogers, etc.), you just pop the SIM card tray out of the top of the iPhone with a paperclip, and you can now insert your Rogers or Fido SIM card. Then turn you phone back on and there, you will now have a working iPhone in Canada. In Canada though, iPhone firmware 1.1.2 cannot be software unlocked at the moment since they are new. In unlocking these iPhones you have to use a TurboSIM method, which requires a slight modification of your SIM card which then fits into a "tray" that slides into your iPhone. This "tray" allows your iPhone to be used with any GSM network in Canada (or the world!) since it tricks you phone. What Features Work on the iPhone in Canada?

Whether your iPhone in Canada has been "jailbreak" and "unlocked", every single feature still works. The feature "Visual Voice mail? is only available to AT&T subscribers in the USA so this is the only feature that does not work. Your iPhone in Canada still has features that work there like YouTube, WiFi, EDGE, Camera, Weather, Stocks, iPod, Calculator, Mail, Google Maps, and SMS. Your SMS voice mail notifications may not work with Rogers or Fido that would depend on your firmware that you are running. A 3rd party application that will allow for the iPhone receiving SMS voice mail notification can be installed by users with a firmware version 1.1.1. Also available are 3rd party applications to send MMS messages, install games, and other fun programs! There are endless possibilities!




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